Nixon Wenger has a longstanding tradition of helping in the community. Our firm has become widely recognized as a supporter of local causes, and our lawyers acknowledged as community leaders. Our firm sponsors a large number of community events and we encourage our attorneys and staff to participate. We are actively involved with various charitable and business advisory organizations in the North Okanagan; both as board members and legal counsel.

In addition, we financially support a number of initiatives in our community. The following are examples of major initiatives undertaken by Nixon Wenger in the recent past:

On an annual basis we fund a bursary at Okanagan College and six secondary school scholarships.

We have made significant financial contributions to the following community projects:

• People Place Vernon
• Vernon & District Hospice House
• Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre
• Vernon Soccer Association - Indoor Soccer Arena
• Nona Treehouse Campaign
• Vernon Foundation
• Vernon Jubilee Hospital Adopt-A-Room
• McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Clinic
• Vernon Women's Transition House
• Chamber of Commerce Watson House
• Vernon Community Music School
• Okanagan Science Centre
• Ribbons of Green
• Sovereign Lake Cross Country Ski Team

On an annual basis we sponsor:

• A bursary at Okanagan College and six secondary school scholarships
• Vernon Foundation
• Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation
• Brent Gilchrist Children's Hospital golf tournament
• North Okanagan Community Life Society
• Okanagan Symphony
• United Way annual fundraiser
• Run for the Cure
• Paddle Against Cancer
• Relay for Life
• Boys & Girls Club
• Local Rotary Clubs
• Ducks Unlimited
• Vernon Winter Carnival
• Vernon Sunshine Festival

Every year we also sponsor numerous children's sports teams in baseball, hockey, soccer and ringette. Nixon Wenger annually gives scholarships to each High School in School District 22 (Charles Bloom, Kalamalka Secondary, Vernon Secondary, W.L. Seaton Secondary, Clarence Fulton Secondary, Pleasant Valley Secondary)

We make numerous other donations to local charities, sports teams, and business and cultural organizations. For more information, please see our newsletter.